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Austin, TX – SXSW “Thank You, Now Go Home” signs banned from being displayed at next year’s festival

dedicated.ram — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:45:36 +0000

If you’re familiar with music, branding, or interactive technology, you’ve probably heard of the annual event known as SXSW (South by Southwest). This world renowned festival grew from an 800 attendee local event in 1987 to a 84,385 badge-holding attendee “advertising showcase” in 2016. Usually, near the end of the festival, local Austinites will display signs around town with phrases along the lines of “Thank You, Now Go Home.” It’s a tradition based on the shared misery of Austin residents who must deal with the 400,000+ tourists, and the traffic associated with them, that come to enjoy the tag-along events that surround the SXSW venues.

Today, news is spreading that local representatives are considering banning the use of any “Thank You, Now Go Home” signage at any future SXSW events – starting in 2017.

“We felt that these ‘Thank You, Go Home’ signs popping up around Austin streets near the end of the festival were making our valuable festival goers uncomfortable.”

They were focused on maintaining an inviting theme to future SXSW events. “We felt that these ‘Thank You, Go Home’ signs popping up around Austin streets near the end of the festival were making our valuable festival goers uncomfortable.” They went on to say, “We were approached by a large group of attendees from a California startup… we set up a meeting to discuss why traditions such as the ‘go home’ signage could be detrimental to future events. Additionally, we discussed how Austinites could inspire a more friendly and inviting atmosphere to bring in more tourists for next year’s SXSW.”

I personally believe that the residents are simply showing their appreciation for the love of the festival and the economic boost it gives, but also sharing their opinion that this city is also “home sweet home” to many who live here. The locals who live within Austin value the unique energy the city has during non-event seasons and they want their visitors to respect that. A tradition based on preserving your community’s sanity from tourism overflow isn’t something to ban in my opinion. Leave us a comment below or tweet @dripfeed_news on twitter to tell us what you think of the potential ban on ‘go home’ signage.

Future Claims that His #EVOL Concerts will be Underwater.

dedicated.ram — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 02:45:43 +0000

With the announcement of Future’s new album, apparently named #EVOL (fresh off the social media buzz.) People are already getting hyped about the concerts that will follow. Although Future hasn’t released any tour dates, it was revealed that the #EVOL tour will be mostly held at underwater venues. Many are speculating about what exactly that means, with some suggesting that he may be using aquariums or special “pool inspired” stages.

The Dripfeed StreetSquad thinks this may be in relation to his limited production budget for audio effects; by using underwater venues he can cheaply achieve his unique bubbling auto-tune sound without expensive equipment. Our in-house hiphop expert believed that we wouldn’t be able to tell a difference in rap quality or musical talent.

Let us know what you think in the comments below or tweet us @dripfeed_news

Ayyy! Watch this Vine of a Fat Dude n a HoverCart!!! ?

dedicated.ram — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:58:17 +0000

Dj khaled drivin this grossery cart like a LAMBO

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New Morrissey Anime to Set Record Sales

Robek Dirstein — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:53:54 +0000

Morrissey’s Dark Days, a new Morrissey anime, based off of his time in the Smiths has just been released in Japan. Critics are praising it for its dark content and profound use of sound design to send people into emotional shambles. The premise of the anime is while writing songs, Morrissey discovered he had the ability to summon a darker version of himself from an alternate timeline. Together, Morrissey and Nega-Morrissey write down the name of every meat eater and David Bowie they know.

Not to give away too much of the plot, but many times an episode revolves around Morrissey trying to find the biggest place to perform a show and then checking his list. If the show is full of people on the list, he cancels it. It’s a pretty engaging little epic and we here at Dripfeed.news are huge fans. You can find out more information on the official Morrissey’s Dark Days website.

Check out the show’s opening below

Watch this Kurt Cobain Tribute Vine & Cry

dedicated.ram — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:54:10 +0000

User XVIII posted a beautiful Kurt Cobain tribute on their Vine account this monday. The tear jerking compilation features one of Cobain’s top hits. However, some users decided to sound-off their opinions surrounding the song used.

User Carter Bentley commented:

“Didn’t even play a kurt song.”

With a response from the creator XVIII:

“o rly??¿ thot dis wus a curt kobin sonf??????”

Leave your Vine compilation creation below in the comments.

Exclusive Frozen Era Bowie photograph found

Robek Dirstein — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:05:05 +0000

Last night a rare Bowie-Era photo was given to us to exclusively share with the world. We can really see the inner pain that his character Frozen held. This short-lived, but monumentous Bowie Era was noted by it’s cold lyrics.

Bowie passed away from an 18 month battle with cancer on Monday, January 10, 2016.

The cover to David Bowie’s Classic Album FROZEN